snicker

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsnɪkɚ/

Noun

snicker (plural snickers)

1. A stifled or broken laugh.

Translations

• French: ricanement
• German: Kichern, Gekicher
• Italian: risatina
• Spanish: risita

Verb

snicker (snickers, present participle snickering; past and past participle snickered)

1. (intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.
   • 1915, T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock":

     I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker […]

2. (transitive) To utter through a laugh of this kind.
3. (of a horse) To whinny.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:laugh

Translations

• French: ricaner
• German: kichern
• Portuguese: casquinar
• Spanish: reír disimuladamente

Noun

snicker (plural snickers)

1. (cricket, rare) A player who snicks the ball.

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